Around 250 Germans launched protests on Saturday protested in the outskirts of Berlin where the American electric automaker Tesla is preparing to build a gigafactory, alleging its construction will endanger water supply and wildlife in the location. The automaker announced its strategies last November to construct its first European auto factory in Gruenheide, located in […]
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NHTSA to review a petition concerning 500,000 Tesla vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stated Friday it will review a petition asking the agency to officially investigate and recall 500,000 Tesla Inc vehicles due to sudden unintended acceleration reports. The petition includes 2012 through 2019 model year Tesla Model S, 2016 through 2019 Tesla Model X, and 2018 through 2019 Tesla Model […]
Tesla states it plans to open China design and research center
U.S. electric automaker Tesla prepares to open a design and research center in China to make “Chinese-style” vehicles, the company stated in a recruitment notice on its official WeChat account. Wednesday’s notice sought to recruit designers and other workers to help meet the goal, and called for applications by February 1, but did not mention […]
New Tesla registrations in California dropped almost 50% in fourth quarter
Tesla Inc’s total vehicle registrations almost halved in the U.S. state of California during the fourth quarter, according to a Dominion Cross-Sell report, which gathers data from state motor vehicle records. The massive fall comes as tax credit for Tesla consumers ended in the last year. It had dropped to $3,750 at the beginning of […]
Elon Musk to design a future Tesla car in China for the global market
Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated the company is going to design a future car in China for the worldwide market. The electric automaker CEO said Tesla would start a design and engineering center in China. He did not mention any timelines. Tesla also verified that it would start operation on a production program for its Model Y crossover […]
Tesla made record 112,000 car deliveries in last three months
Tesla stated Friday it delivered a quarterly record of 112,000 cars in the final three months of 2019, which paved the way for the electric automaker to surpass CEO Elon Musk’s sales targets for all of the last year. With its fourth-quarter figures, Tesla finished 2019 with 367,500 deliveries of its Model 3, Model S […]
Three injured after Tesla runs red light and hits car
After the crash, Tesla’s combustible battery started to explode. Three people were seriously injured Sunday morning after police state a Tesla ran a red light and hit another car. The incident took place in downtown Salt Lake City. To be more specific, the incident took place at 900 W. North Temple when the westbound Tesla […]
Tesla Record Pushes Norway’s Account of Electric Car Sales to 42%
The share of electric cars for new registrations in Norway increased to a record in the last year, helped by Tesla Inc.’s best year ever in this country. Battery electric cars represented 42% of new car sales in Norway in 2019, increasing from 31% in 2018, the Norwegian Road Federation stated on Friday. Tesla sold a […]
Feds will investigate fatal Tesla crash in California
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is probing the fatal crash of a speeding Tesla that killed two people in a Los Angeles suburb, the agency stated Tuesday. Agency representative Sean Rushton wouldn’t say if the Tesla Model S was on Autopilot when it collided on December 29 in Gardena. That system is designed to […]
Tesla delivers first China-made Model 3 sedans in less than a year
Tesla has started the deliveries of Model 3 electric cars constructed at its Shanghai factory in less than a year since it started working on the $2 billion plant, a record for global automakers in China. Tesla has stated that it would increase deliveries from next month. The U.S. electric automaker marked the beginning with […]
Tesla To Deliver First China-Built Car in Milestone for Musk
Tesla Inc is set to deliver China-built cars on Monday, a significant milestone for Elon Musk’s company as it broadens in the world’s largest electric-vehicle market. The first 15 units of Model 3 sedans created at Tesla’s new multi-billion-dollar Shanghai plant are set to be delivered to company workers on December 30, capping several months […]
Tesla secures $1.29 billion loans from Chinese banks for Shanghai plant
Tesla Inc has entered into agreements with lenders in China for a secured term loan facility of about 9 billion yuan ($1.29 billion), as per a regulatory filing on Thursday. The electric automaker stated it has signed agreements for an unsecured revolving loan facility as well of up to 2.25 billion yuan ($322 million), adding […]
Tesla to take new $1.4 billion loan from Chinese banks for Shanghai factory
Tesla Inc and a group of China banks have accepted a new 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion), five-year loan facility for the automaker’s Shanghai auto plant, three sources knowledgeable with the matter stated, part of which will be used to roll over a present loan. China Construction Bank (CCB), Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank), Industrial […]
Solar, energy storage will grow faster than electric cars, says Elon Musk
A Model 3 ramp-up whose outcome was a quarterly profit and it was a sign that Tesla’s automobile business finally is nonetheless stable. If that is true, then it is a good time for Tesla to turn its attention to the energy business — comprising solar and energy storage — that has for long taken a backseat to getting […]
Tesla files patent for lasers that can clean car’s windshield
Electric automaker company Tesla filed a patent for lasers to clean a vehicle’s windshield and other glass surfaces or camera lenses on the vehicle. The technology could be important for vehicles with driver-assistance systems, a feature Teslas are noted for, by keeping its cameras free of debris, Car and Driver reported in November. Tesla aims to protect the technology […]
